Each year, students in grades 6-8 compete in the ECHOES Creative Writing Competition.
Students can submit one or more pieces on their own or they can work in groups of up to four students. Submissions can include a written commercial, short story, poem, parody, or any other creative writing piece that is short enough in length to meet the requirements provided by the Merry-Go-Round Theatre.
After all pieces have been submitted, theater members begin work sorting through the hundreds of submissions from all over the state. At least one piece is selected from each school district and is included in a Merry-Go-Round Theatre performance that is seen in the spring.
This year, Byron-Bergen seventh grade student Courtney Pakusch’s work, “Best Friends Forever,” was selected and sung at this year’s performance in the school’s auditorium on April 8. At the end of the show, several students received “Honorable Mention” for their special pieces, and one of the actors presented a plaque to Courtney Pakusch, who was selected as the “Showcased Author.”
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